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Progress on the pension reform front remains mixed after the General Assembly scotched Governor Chafee’s seven-bill package of reform measures for local communities. Lawmakers never embraced the …
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John Hazen White Jr.
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7/5/12
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13 views
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DEBT ON ARRIVAL: Congressional Republicans aptly named President Obama’s 2013 budget proposal “Debt on Arrival.” Republicans rightly consider it little more than a campaign document …
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Lonnie Barham
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2/23/12
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The Naughtons were thrilled to move into the historic house that seemed to symbolize the basic principle of “no taxation without representation” aspect of our country’s history. They also found …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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4/26/12
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21 views
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PREFLIGHT CHECK: Howard McVay checks over his …
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“Charlie delta zero three five five.”
“Zero three five five,” Howard repeated as he set the digital display in front of me. It was one of scores of instruments in the cockpit. I had a …
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John Howell
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3/27/12
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13 views
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“Sizzling”
The word evoked a mental replay of the turkey coming out of the oven and all that had followed. My niece, her husband and their daughter, Ellie, arrived from Washington by train …
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John Howell
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11/27/12
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12 views
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HIGH STAKES TESTING: Critics of the requirement that high school students must demonstrate partial proficiency in math, reading and writing before graduation blame standardized tests for …
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Lonnie Barham
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3/1/12
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13 views
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Something had to be wrong.
Why would a sailboat that draws three feet be anchored so close to shore that it would be beached with the retreating tide? Perhaps the skipper planned to move before …
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John Howell
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8/14/12
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13 views
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"He’s street smart.”
Carol tried to imagine what that really meant. “Street smart,” could mean that he is crafty. It might mean that he is independent, which could be a good thing, as he …
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John Howell
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1/22/13
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12 views
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In the early colonial period the bitterness and quarrels continued, resulting in giving the Massachusetts Bay colony a foothold in Narragansett Bay. It also resulted in Roger Williams going to …
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Don D'Amato
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5/24/12
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11 views
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Life is good. It’s that simple.
And how would I know Oliver thinks that? Easy. His tail never stops wagging. It’s perpetually in motion, like a metronome back and forth and then like a fan, …
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John Howell
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1/29/13
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14 views
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